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St. Paul police union opposes Sara Jane Olson's return

(AP) - The St. Paul Police Federation is
fighting Sara Jane Olson's efforts to return to St. Paul after she's paroled Tuesday.

The union wrote to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on
Wednesday to oppose her return, saying she committed her crimes in
California, so she should serve her entire sentence there.

Federation President David Titus questions whether
Olson's neighbors in St. Paul would report her if she violated
parole.

The Los Angeles police union raised similar objections Monday.

Olson has served seven years in prison for attempted bombings of
Los Angeles police cars in the 1970s and the shooting death of a
bank customer in 1975.

She was part of the Symbionese Liberation Army and was arrested
in St. Paul in 1999 after living there as a fugitive for 25 years.

Shari Burt, a spokeswoman for the Minnesota Department of
Corrections, said Olson was able to make the request under an
interstate compact. She invoked a clause that allows parolees to
request that they live with family.

"I want to be clear that Minnesota has nothing to do with the
decision to parole her from prison," Burt said. "That's
California. We're not weighing in on whether she should be
paroled."

If Olson returns to Minnesota, she would be supervised by Ramsey
County Community Corrections for the three years of her parole.

Burt said that department conducted an investigation and determined
that Olson fit the criteria for placement with family. Burt said
data privacy laws prevent her from identifying where exactly Olson
would live.